Andrey Ermakov
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| Born |
May 27, 1987 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Education | Vaganova Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Andrey Ermakov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Ермаков), (born May 27, 1987) is a Russian ballet dancer, a winner of 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013), who performs as a soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet).
Andrey Ermakov was born in Leningrad into a family of workers; at present his mother is an entrepreneur and his father is a shipwright. Ermakov began his professional training at the age of 10 when he entered Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, where he was tutored by , Vitaly Tsvetkov and others.
Upon his graduation from the Academy in 2005, he was invited by three Saint Petersburg theatres to join. He chose to join the Mariinsky ballet. In the Mariinsky he has been coached by professor , a former ballet dancer, renowned ballet professional, Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation.
During his first years at Mariinsky he appeared as soloist in the premiere of Peter Quanz's ballet Aria Suspended to Igor Stravinsky's music of Symphony in C dedicated to 125th anniversary of the composer, and in George Balanchine's La Valse; he also toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Israel, Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan.
Then he began appearing as Vaslav in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, and after that other leading parts followed - in George Balanchine's Serenade, Emeralds etc. At the age of 20 he danced Ali in Le Corsaire, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding male ballet parts.
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